THE CHURCH BELLS RING OUT

 

The church bells ring out

The Christmas chimes

The congregation sings out

The Christmas rhymes

So lift up your hearts

And join the joyous throng

And sing heartily to the lord

A joyous Christmas song

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A CHRISTMAS ARRANGEMENT (2018)

 

Poppy Benson (Nicky Whelan) is a struggling flower shop owner who at the suggestion of her friend and employee Natalie (Julie McNiven), enters a local holiday floral show which has a cash prize of $5000 which would be more than enough to keep her store afloat.

There are obviously obstacles in her path, firstly her van, which she calls Edna, constantly breaks down, but the largest of which is Blair Covington (Daphne Zuniga) who has won the contest for the previous 12 years.

However, the added complication to her winning is that she has started to fall for handsome Garrett Hurley (Miles Fisher) who turns out to be her direct competitor in the flower show as he works for Team Covington.

BY CAR, BY PLANE, BY TRAIN

 

They make the journey each year

By car, by plane, by train,

Travelling across the miles

To spend Christmas at home again

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A VERY MERRY DAUGHTER OF THE BRIDE (2008)

 

Roxanne (JoAnna Garcia Swisher) and her widowed mother Rose (Helen Shaver) have their own Wedding Planning business which is doing so well they can afford to send Rose to Paris on a buying trip.

While her mother is away Roxanne has a surprise reunion with old flame Dylan (Lucas Bryant) which leaves her rather cold, but on Rose’s return she finds that she has a fiancé in tow Jack (Kenneth Welsh) who she met in Paris.

And Roxanne immediately tries to persuade her mother not to marry a man she's only known for a brief period of time, until an unexpected development, forces her to re-examine her feelings.

Chantal Perron also stars as multiple bride Tish, and Luke Perry as Jacks money grabbing son Charlie, in this enjoyable Christmas offering.

EVERYONE ATTENDED

Everyone attended

No one was excused

Christmas morning mass

Was one of those to-do’s

And even the church mice

Sat smartly in their pews

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS JOY (2018)

 

Joy Holbrook (Danielle Panabaker) is an intuitive market researcher in DC who is put upon by her boss, but nonetheless has captured the attention of the Poppy Weatherton (Gabrielle Rose) CEO of a premier account.

And just in time for the holidays Joy is about to get a well-earned promotion, however she receives an urgent phone call from her hometown of Crystal Falls to say her Aunt Ruby (Beverley Elliott) has broken her ankle.

On hearing that Aunt Ruby requires surgery she arranges to take some personal time and rushes back home to see her at the hospital and consequently is reunited with her former crush, Ben Andrews (Matt Long).

To keep her Aunt focused on getting better and resting as much as possible, Joy volunteers to take Ruby's place with the town's legendary baking competition, the “Cookie Crawl,” much to the amusement of Ben who knows Joy has absolutely no idea of the size of the task before her.

Though Joy initially refuses Ben's attempts to “co-captain,” she begins to soften and lets him in, and not only the contest.

ADIOS FRIEND

 

My Christmas wish for you,

My friend is a simple one

Have a happy time in the cold

I’m jetting off to the sun